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On Friday of last week we were finally able after months of hard work to submit our package of paperwork to HUD for review.  This has been the culmination of an extraordinary effort led by Sacramento architect Michael Malinowski AIA and his staff at Applied Architecture Inc.  Worthy of particular credit is Nitisha Gilra LEED AP a member of Michael’s staff who dug in into the voluminous HUD program requirements and assisted Michael in putting the nuts and bolts of the process together in a form we could take out to the market.  You may recall Michael’s leadership in the design and rehabilitation of the historic Globe Mills project a couple of years ago.  A very complex project and process that involved a lot of moving parts, turning a structure at one time slated for demolition into a local success story.

I’m proud to have played a role as green consultant, finding and vetting subcontractor candidates, developing scopes of work and assessing site conditions and systems to include in this project.  I’m looking forward to the start of construction and transitioning into the role of on-site project manager.

Thanks have to go out to the Einstein Board of Directors and their assistance in navigating the legal requirements involved in this type of federally funded project.  A special thank you to Les Finke and the staff of the Einstein Center for their patience while I brought subcontractors to inspect the apartments, equipment, attics, basically every nook and cranny of the facility on numerous occasions.

HUD’s timely initial response in the form of  a request for clarification on a handful of items, underscores the fact we are on the bleeding edge of a new program with a high priority.

Related posts:

1. HUD Multi-Family Green Retrofit Update 5/12/2010
2. Multi-Family Green Retrofit
3. Multi-family Green Retrofit Scope of Work